November 2014 Volume 3, Issue 4

www.poteau.k12.ok.us

HELP US TURN

TRASH INTO

CASH! By recycling through our school, not only

are you helping the environment,

but you are supporting the

POTEAU PIRATE

SPECIAL OLYMPIC ATHLETES!

Recycle Product of the Month:

Health/Beauty Containers

These are many of the recyclable items we collect:

Juice Pouches Candy Wrappers Chip Bags

Cereal Boxes Cereal Bags Dairy Tubs

Solo Cups Tape Dispensers Ink Cartridges

Toner Bars Tooth Brushes Toothpaste Tubes

Glue Bottles Flip Flops Pairs of Shoes

October Students of the Week Luncheon (Stage)

Nov. 6th, 11:50-12:30

Choctaw Heritage Assemblies

Nov. 11th (Cafeteria)

PTA Meeting (UES)

Nov. 11th, 6 p.m.

Veteran’s Day Music Program (In the Gym)

Nov. 13th, 10 a.m.

Choctaw Dancers Assemblies

Nov. 14th (In the Gym)

5th Grade Recorder Program (UES Cafeteria)

Nov. 20th, 10 a.m.

Invention Convention

Friday, Nov. 21st

Thanksgiving Break Nov. 24th - 28th

School Resumes December 1st

IMPORTANT DATES

Perfect Attendance (1st 9-Week Period)

The Poteau Pirate

Special Olympic Team

Is competing again in the “Box That

Rocks” National

Recycling Contest,

by TerraCycle. $500 will be Awarded!

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FOR #5!

INVENTION CONVENTION

FRIDAY, NOV. 21ST

UES GYM

Participants:

Set up will begin at 9:00 a.m.

Parents may help.

Bring inventions, backdrop,

and journal the morning of

the convention; plan to take

them home that afternoon.

Participant must bring their

own extension cord, if needed

Students who place will be

allowed to participate in the

State Invention Convention.

PERFECT ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES: For a student to receive recognition for Perfect Attendance during the Awards Ceremony

conducted in May, the child must arrive on time every school day and must stay the

duration of every day for the entire school year. There must be no late arrivals, no early

withdrawals, and no absence for any part of a school day. Any exception would not fit the

definition of the terms “Perfect Attendance.” Thus, this kind of recognition for a student is

considered to be a great honor.

VETERANS’ 3RD GRADE MUSIC PROGRAM THURSDAY, NOV. 13TH, 10:00 A.M., IN THE GYM

ALL VETERANS ARE INVITED!

3rd Grade: BAKER, TYLER BIRCHFIELD, WILLOW BOEHME, JACE BOEHME, JENTRY BROWN, CHLOE CARROLL, AARON CARSHALL, BRANDON CLARK, COY FLANAGAN, JASON FOSTER, BRADEN HALL, DESIREE HERSCHBERGER, BRIAN JOHNSON, MYLES JOHNSON, WYATT JONES, MELODY KING, JAMES LATHAM, BROOKLYN LOWE, JAMES

MATIAS, BELEN MAY, CONNOR MCBEE, ETHAN MORGAN, GAVIN MUNOZ, CHRISTOPHER

PICKLE, ALEXE POOR, KAMBRI RAMIREZ, KYLEIGH RAUDALES, JOHNATHAN

REED, REMINGTON RIVAS, TRISTAN ROMERO, YOANA SANDOVAL, LUIS SISCO, JAMES SOLOMON, ELI TAYLOR, SYDNEY TUCKER, COLBY URCHISON, CALEB WALCHLI, TROY WILLIAMS, KADEN

4th Grade: ACREE, TOBIAS APPLEBY, GAVIN BHAKTA, ARAV BRENNAN, JIM CAMPBELL, BENJAMIN COX, KENNEDY COYLE, KODY EDGERTON, ETHAN EDWARDS, LOGAN EMERSON, BLAZE FABIAN, MYLES FOSTER, BREANNA HACKNEY, NOAH LAMB, BRAXTON MARTINEZ, MARLIN NOLAN, ALLANDRA RESTINE, WILL ROBERSON, JESSE SMITH, AARON

SNYDER, STIHL STOKES, AUSTIN STOVER, PAYTON THORNBURG, LANDON TUCKER, ERIC WATKINS, SKYLER WEAVER, ERIKA

5th Grade: BAKER, TRINITY BLAGG, JOHNNY BOMAN, JADYN BOND, DANIEL BULLARD, REAGAN BULLARD, RYLAN CARSHALL, MATTHEW CASTILLO, BREXTAN FAULKNER, ASHTON FELIPE, ASHLEY GASPAR, MARIA GAVIN, HOLLY

GAVINA, BRITTNY HENSLEY, COLE KEY, ALEXIS KREHL, MADALYN MARTINEZ, MIGUEL MEDINA, BRIANNA MILLS, CHRIS MONTELONGO, DIEGO MORTON, JJ MORTON, JONATHAN MUTZ, ALEXA OWEN, NATHAN PECK, CONNER PHILLIPS, EDDIE RENTERIA, JACE RIOS, EVYEN SMITH, JACOB TUCKER, DYLAN VAZQUEZ, MIGUEL WELDON, TATE ZHENG, NINA

The Pirates’ Scroll Poteau Upper Elementary Newsletter

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Poteau Upper Elementary

FOR THE SAKE OF

YOUR CHILD’S LEARNING...

NOVEMBER

Character Trait:

CITIZENSHIP

Respectful devotion or allegiance to one’s

country and/or school

WORDS of the WEEK: Democracy

Patriotism

Service to Others

LOST & FOUND Parents and Students

need to check in the gym for missing items soon. Unclaimed items will be

donated at Thanksgiving Break.

WEEK 1 (Left to Right): Andrew Brown, Oliver Campbell, Brooks Brewster, Triton McKenzie,

Christopher Butler, and Kevin Gavina

WEEK 3 (Left to Right): Brianna Medina, Edith Valentin, Hailey Treat, Ashton Faulkner, Carlos

Acevedo, and Brady Perry

WEEK 4 (Left to Right): Matthew Carshall, Miguel Solis, Alejandro Torres,

Mikala Seachord, Aniyah Fitzpatrick

WEEK 2 (Left to Right): Christian Owens, Kix Fenton, Kimberly Morales, Colin Lynch, Eli Soloman.

Not Pictured: Jaylee McKenzie

Parents: There are a number of students who are con-sistently failing to com-plete their schoolwork. This not only directly affects their grades, but- most importantly- it hin-ders their learning. Students MUST complete all work as: 1) Practice of skills, and 2) Evidence of Learning Please read the follow-ing and discuss its im-portance to your child. SCHOOL POLICY: Homework is a phase of a child’s school work which can be of much im-portance. It promotes in-dependent learning out-side the school environ-

ment. In addition, home-work communicates to the parents some idea of what their child’s school pro-gram is and how well the child is performing. Con-cepts are best learned through application. In most cases students are given adequate time dur-ing the school day to com-plete their work. There are times that work needs to be completed at home.

Late Work will result in 10 points deducted from the assignment if it is one day late. (This opportunity may be removed if a stu-dent takes advantage.) Beyond that one day, no paper will be accepted and a grade of zero will be recorded.

Redo Work One opportunity will be offered -optional for stu-dents- to correct a D or F grade (Below 70). The two grades will then be aver-aged together and re-corded as the new grade. This must be turned in the following school day, and it does not include tests.

Make-up Work When a student is absent from class, many learning activities missed cannot be duplicated for make-up purposes. Therefore, when a student submits assignments representing make-up work, it should not be assumed this work reflects the same accom-plishments as a student who was in attendance.

PLEASE READ!!

NO TIME TO READ?

Reading is a skill, and it gets better with practice. Research shows that children who read as little as 30 minutes a day are likely to become good readers. Here are some tips from parents on how they squeeze reading into a busy day: Read at breakfast. Since

many families don’t eat at the same time, parents can read to their children or visa versa.

During a drive. Have your child read to you from their library book, a magazine, or e-reader. This can help pass time for longer trips.

Bath Time Story. If this comes just before bed, it eliminates the time spent reading in their bed.

Give up a little TV time. Show your children that reading with them is a priority. It will be worth the time!

OCTOBER STUDENTS OF THE WEEK